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The New York Times’ Tom Zeller Jr. then blogged about it, writing, “This moment of geeky, user-contributed political Zen [is] perhaps more resonant with Mac users than those of the PC persuasion, but hey, a shout-out to the diminutive Apple gang! And PC users surely get the picture.”
“There’s likely to be more such visual humor in this vein, and there are those who would argue that a fair amount of it will be crafted on Macs (despite the fact that Macs continue to command only 3.5 – 4 percent of the American computer market),” Zeller Jr writes. “The suggestion, of course, is the bit of folk wisdom that Mac users tend to lean left … but is it true?”
Zeller Jr asks, “How about it Mac users? How did you vote yesterday?”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “bc” for the heads up.]
MacDailyNews Note: Zeller Jr is using old stats. Apple Mac’s share of the U.S. market is currently somewhere between 5.8-6.1% in Q3 06 according to IDC and Gartner respectively. That’s up from 4.6-4.8% U.S. market share in Q2 06, according to Gartner and IDC respectively.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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i’m ambidextruous.
Right, here.
I wouldn’t say that Mac users lean left, although I would hope most would…
But I think it’s safe to say that at least Mac Users are better informed about the world, and make better choices both in the voting booth, and in life. (Rush Limbaugh being the exception to the rule)
MDM word = college….like we all the Mac users went to college, although I KNOW that’s not true
Conservative across the board.
I will say that I am upset the Republicans couldn’t deliver on cutting government spending as they promised, but they did get attacked unexpectedly, had a hurricane hit New Orleans, etc., after all.
I used to vote for some Democrats, but then I grew up, got a job, and saw my money being wasted. Now I’m seeing my tax dollars wasted left and right, so to speak.
According to the polls, America leans left..
F*cking labels..
I wear a high heeled shoe on my right foot and a bedroom slipper on my left most days, so, yes, I do lean quite left.
But I’m a Mac user who happens to be a registered Republican. Imagine that. There are more of us than you think.
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“And so, for those folks saying, make sure there’s flexibility, I couldn’t agree more with you. And I think the characterization of let’s stay the course is about a quarter right. Stay the course means keep doing what you’re doing. My attitude is, don’t do what you’re doing if it’s not working, change. Stay the course also means don’t leave before the job is done”.
(Oct. 11, 2006)
I don’t think that being a Mac user or not gives you the propensity to lean left or right. The two are really unrelated, IMHO. MDN obviously leans right; others on this discussion board lean left. Some don’t care. At any rate, I think you can tell that we are a passionate group.
For Mac user since 128k, I am grown up and have a damn good job. I see that both sides waste my/your/our money. Conservatives used to be about small government and not spending our money. That’s not the case anymore. They spend just as much (if not more) of our money. They just aren’t concerned about taxing you for it. Instead, they pass that problem on to the future. Either way though, they are spending, just like the Dems. Neither is right. Both sides should learn to control their spending just like you and I have to.
I am glad the election season is over. Maybe we can get back to seeing tampon commercials instead of political ones!
Right leaning including my “johnson”. 3 Macs, 4 iPods and hopefully an iTV soon.
America will soon realise it’s voting mistake.
MDN word “land” as in Land of the free..
Who cares….how many republicans like Mountain dew? How many democrats are right handed? Big effin whoop.
I am a mac user since 1984 and I am neither
I’m Canadian
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I’m pretty conservative myself, and I’m a little amused and befuddled by the constant attempts to pigeonhole Mac users as “left” “right.”
It might be too self-congratulatory to say, but perhaps Apple fans are those who “think different.”
See from this angle, Rush is no longer an “exception” to the rule good taste, as Jeffrey suggests.
Regardless of whether you agree with him (Rush–not Jeffrey!), the fact is that in the midst of a left-leaning media establishment, he created a new market for talk radio and introduced intellectual diversity into that establishment. He’s a spectacular entrepreneur, even if you disagree with him.
Anyway, I’ll stop there and shield myself from the flying insults between extremists of all stripes, which are inevitable…
Peace.
Buster,
Don’t you get me started on the Mountain Dew!
imatt
Intellectual diversity?
INTELLECTUAL?
Rush Limpballs?
He’s high.
Best thing that could’ve happened for the Republican party last night:
Now America gets a dose of two years of Nancy Pelosi San Fran Liberal lunacy – I mean very, very far left. She may try to hide it, but she will fail to hide it for long.
Then, when 2008 election rolls around, they won’t vote Dem for president because Dems hold House and Senate. America will vote in a Republican President and, watch and see, they’ll sweep in a Republican House and Senate, too, because they’re fed up with Pelosi-brand, out-of-control, loonie Liberalism.
If you look at the ballet initiatives nationwide and see what passed and what didn’t, you will clearly see that the U.S. is more Conservative than Liberal. That’s just a fact. Mindless “swing” voters are upset with the war because Katie Couric puts on a sad face. These “swing” voters have no brains to speak of – they’re the same idiots buying Windows boxes year after year. They are just clay to be molded by whichever party has the upper hand that particular year.
Anyway, 2008 will yield GOP Prez and Senate and House (and we already have the Supremes, even if I did get screwed). Mark my words and congratulate me when it happens.
“America will soon realise it’s voting mistake.”
America DID realize it’s voting mistake and made it’s correction yesterday. In the words of the conservative party: “GET OVER IT!”
I would say it depends on how much they have had to drink….
And Jeffery, Rush has a fantastic outlook on life. You would have to listen to know. Not to change your political outlook, but your perception of him. You can learn a lot from enlightened people, even if you don’t agree with them politically.
also, anyone know any stories about this? I must have missed it elsewhere
http://www.bookendzdocks.com/Docking_Stations-Docking_Station_for_13_MacBook_White.html
Right leaning Libertarian
Black Republican Mac User.
Yes, it’s a lonely life, but not only did I get lustrous skin tone, I also got a high IQ.
Intelligent people of all political persuasions choose Macs. Perhaps the perception comes from most business being tied to Windows and Macs being used by graphic artists, writers, photographers, and other creative types. Since all those creative jobs pay less than big business, one could also conclude that Mac users are poorer, but that’s not true either. Registered Republican here, and I’ve been totally Microsoft-free for a year now – except at work 🙁
Nancy Pelosi is one crazy-ass liberal bitch.
LOL! Man, this is going to be fun to watch for two years! The Republicans are going to end up with a fscking super majority plus the presidency in 2008.
I bet Bush and Rove planned the whole thing.
That’s a good one, TowerTone.
Rush-
(Mexicans)
If we are going to start rewarding no skills and stupid people–
I’m serious, let the unskilled jobs that take absolutely
no knowledge whatsoever to do–let the stupid and
unskilled Mexicans do that work.”
(Blacks)
“Why should Blacks be heard? They’re 12% of the population.
Who the hell cares.” -Rush Limbaugh
(Indians and VD)
“I don’t give a hoot that [Columbus] gave some Indians a
disease that they didn’t have immunity against” (Ought to Be, p. 45).
(Drug Abuse)
“And we have laws against selling drugs, pushing drugs,
using drugs, importing drugs. And the laws are good
because we know what happens to people in societies and
neighborhoods which become consumed by them. And so if
people are violating the law by doing drugs, they ought
to be accused and they ought to be convicted and
they ought to be sent up.”
very conservative and voted republican. I own 2 ibooks, 1 powerbook, 2 airports, 4 iPods and an old apple classic that still boots up
“Then, when 2008 election rolls around, they won’t vote Dem for president because Dems hold House and Senate. America will vote in a Republican President and, watch and see, they’ll sweep in a Republican House and Senate, too, because they’re fed up with Pelosi-brand, out-of-control, loonie Liberalism.”
You guys ruled for 6 years and produced nothing except a war, a deficit and rapidly destroying the middle class. 6 YEARS!!!!
What do the dems want to do? Increase minimum wage, cut the interest rates of students loans in half and re-negotiate with drug companies on a better prescription payment plan for the elderly. All of this within the first 100 hours of the new house and senate.
THIS is what the American people voted on. You conservatives had your moment to shine and failed miserably. No more corruption, no more free-loading off the American people and FINALLY the most important thing that we lost six years ago- Checks and Balances with our government.
MDN magic word: “Through”
As in the Republicans are through for a long time.
Jimbo von
I understand what you mean, but please remember there is a difference between conservatives and Republicans, who seem to be the drunken sailors right now.
That is like saying all Democrats are ultra liberal. Not true. The losers last night were both Republicans AND liberals. Being somewhat conservative is what got most of the Democrats elected. Too bad Pelosi is going to be their leader, even if it was her STRATEGARY in winning, she also showed that the far left cannot win on their true beliefs.
Civil Rights Left leaning (militarilly right leaning I guess, running an empire is a dirty business) pseudo-libertarian…